The English Premier League is the biggest football league in the world and it occupies this position because of its competitiveness, the fast tempo of games, and its financial strength. However, one other factor that makes the English Premier League a joy to watch is the derbies between cross-town rivals....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
In Manchester, there is the Manchester derby, which is usually between the two biggest clubs in the region, Manchester City and Manchester United. In Merseyside, there is the fiercely contested Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton.
Leeds United and Manchester United is another derby between teams from the Northern part of England. English Premier League teams from the Northern part of England are Everton, Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Newcastle United.
View pictures in App save up to 80% data. There are also the equally fiercely contested London derbies. Arsenal versus Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur versus Arsenal, Chelsea versus West Ham United, and Chelsea versus Tottenham Hotspur are some of the keenly anticipated derby matches in the Southern part of England.
The English Premier League teams located in the Southern part of England are Chelsea, Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Southampton, Brentford, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United.
In this article, we would be taking a look at a hypothetical team of the all-star XI of Southern EPL teams and Northern EPL teams and the likely winner if an all-star match was organized.
EPL Northern Teams All-star XI
Allison Becker; Andy Robertson, Virgil Van Dijk, Ruben Dias, João Cancelo; Casemiro, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernando Silva; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah
EPL Southern Teams All-star XI
Hugo Lloris; Oleksandr Zinchenko, Thiago Silva, Cristian Romero, Reece James; Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, N’Golo Kante; Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka
Writer’s Verdict
The Northern Teams have the best XI and they should be able to win this one. The firepower provided by the League’s most in-form player, Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, and Kevin De Bruyne would be too difficult to stop for the defense of the Southern Teams.
Which team do you think would come out victorious if an all-star match was organized for both teams and what would be the scoreline?
